Senior Experiential Designer (On-Site)

🏢 Matteprojects · 📍 New York, New York · 💼 onsite 💰 $100,000 - $130,000 / yr

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Position Summary & Responsibilities

Who are we?

MATTE is a 360° full-service creative studio at the convergence of hype, storytelling and design. We bring people together to inspire new ways of engaging, to provoke long term progress, and to entertain audiences around the world, while helping forward-thinking brands and institutions nimbly and truly do the same. Our studio capabilities range from strategic ideation and insights, creative development, branding and identity, experiential, web design and development, campaigns and content creation, all the way through full-scale production and execution.

About this role:

MATTE is looking for a Senior Experiential Designer to join it’s fast-growing Creative department. The Senior Experiential Designer will be responsible for leading high-end experiential designs on a variety of clients. The Senior Experiential Designer will report to the Creative Director and will work closely with Creatives and Client Directors. The role is responsible for conceptualizing and translating strategies into compelling, and integrated designs within a built environment. This position will carry a project from the creative and strategic approach to the actual production. Greater responsibilities of this role include, but are not limited to:Lead aspects of experiential production design for each project from green light through to delivery, including:

Responsible for leading the environmental design on assigned projects of various scales including creative conception (moodboards), floorplans, renderings, environmental graphics and construction/technical documentation.
Works on multiple projects in various capacities (as lead designer or as oversight), meeting internal and client deadlines in a fast-paced creative environment.
Lead and shepherd creative from concept stages through to production working with producers and project managers to deliver the final product.
Works closely with outside vendors (e.g. animators, lighting designers, sound designers etc.) to conceptualize and guide specialty design.
Liaise with creative team and producers to translate renderings and 3D designs into technical drawings using CAD software.
Provide layered plans to be shared with various vendors such as lighting, audio, scenic, video
Combine and maintain technical drawings for review by creative team, technical team an

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Key Role Competencies & Evaluation Highlights

Key Role Focus:

Scrutinizing elite aesthetic taste, relentless execution under chaotic creative timelines, and the ability to balance high art with commercial viability.

📋 Preparation Priorities (Key Areas to Clarify):

1. Pretentiousness that hinders collaboration or practical project delivery
2. Inability to manage budgets, timelines, or operational logistics while chasing perfection
3. Out-of-touch aesthetic sensibilities misaligned with the agency's modern, sophisticated brand identity

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I obsess over visual excellence while bringing the operational rigor needed to bring ambitious creative visions to life flawlessly.

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